Love seeketh only self to please,
To bind another to its delight,
Joys in another's loss of ease,
And builds a Hell in Heaven's despite.

William Blake

Songs of Experience

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Topic

Selfish love Love

Author

William Blake

Source

Songs of Experience

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1794 1790s 18th century

Occupation

Artist Poet Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Blake, William. "The Clod and the Pebble." Songs of Innocence and of Experience Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul. London, 1794.

Current Citation

Blake, William. "The Clod & the Pebble." William Blake: Selected Poems, edited by Nicholas Shrimpton. Oxford University Press, 2019.

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Another quote by William Blake

For every thing that lives is Holy.

William Blake

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell

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Topic
The sacred Life

Author

William Blake
Source
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
Medium
Poem
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
English
Time
1794 1790s 18th century
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Blake, William. "A Song of Liberty." The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. c. 1794.

Current Citation

Blake, William. "A Song of Liberty." The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake, edited by David V. Erdman. University of California Press, 2008.

Another quote from the 1790s

The church has set up a system of religion very contradictory to the character of the person whose name it bears. It has set up a religion of pomp and of revenue in pretended imitation of a person whose life was humility and poverty.

Thomas Paine

The Age of Reason

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The Church

Author

Thomas Paine
Source
The Age of Reason
Medium
Pamphlet
Genre
Religious literature Philosophical literature
Language
English
Time
1794 1790s 18th century
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Original Citation

Paine, Thomas. The Age of Reason, Part I. London: Joel Barlow, 1794.

Current Citation

Paine, Thomas. "The Age of Reason, Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology (1794)." Selected Writings of Thomas Paine, edited by Ian Shapiro and Jane E. Calvert. Yale University Press, 2014.

Another quote about Love

If everything is imperfect in this world, love is perfect in its imperfection.

The Seventh Seal

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Topic
Nature of love Imperfection Love Fallen world
Speaker
Jöns
Actor
Gunnar Björnstrand
Source
The Seventh Seal
Medium
Film
Genre
Fantasy drama (film) Drama (film) Fantasy drama Drama
Language
Swedish
Time
1957 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Det sjunde inseglet [The Seventh Seal]. Directed by Ingmar Bergman, Svensk Filmindustri, 1957.